Scared mother dog is overjoyed at the return of missing pups

That sickening fear you get when you realise you've just lost your mum in the supermarket while shopping… that sweet relief when she comes round the corner of the cleaning aisle and finds you.

Humans aren't the only species to experience the dread of separation, it seems. The Marin Humane Society in California recently shared a video of the moment four missing pups were returned to their overjoyed mumma dog.

According to the MHS, the mother had been handed in as a lost dog but the team noticed that she had signs of recently giving birth. Luckily, they were able to convince the person who handed her in to also return her pups who, like all scared kids, immediately comforted themselves with some lunch.